Map the System Canada, May 19, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
TRU undergraduate student Jenna Simms wins both the a Global Travel and Apprenticing with a Problem Grant (AWP) at the National Competition, and will join a team of Canadian students and educators headed to Oxford University in July of 2025. The AWP grant will allow her to dedicate more time to looking into this project after the global competition in July.
Take a listen to Jenna sharing her project and experience on CBC Daybreak (June 24, 2025).
TRU campus competition, April 17, Research Hub
The teams and their topics were:
- Unattached and Underserved: Understanding the Primary Care Crisis in British Columbia / Jenna Sims < 2025 winner!
- The Toxic Drug Poisoning Crisis in Kamloops, BC: embracing a multifaceted approach through complex care housing / Jayse Heer-Matonovich, Roods Bensly Pierre, Loghan Eskritt
- Green House Gas Emission from Electricity Generation in Alberta / Bhavish Malhotra, Tanvi Dharmender Lohan, Garima, Shubham Sharma, Prerna Sapra
Many thanks to our judges, who selected our winning team
- Saaransh Bhardwaj, Energy and Emissions Analyst, City of Kamloops
- Kim Galloway, Chief Operating Officer, ASK Wellness Society
- Terra Poirier, Communications Specialist, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute
Follow our winning team at the National Competition this July in Oxford!